พระวจนะ(prá wá-já-ná)

Meanings

1NounB2

the Word (of God); divine utterance

a religious term (especially in Christian contexts) for what God says or reveals; the divine message/utterance, often translating 'the Word' (Logos)

Examples

ศิษยาภิบาลsìt-yaa-pí-baanศิษยาภิบาลsìt-yaa-pí-baanpastor; ministerเทศนาtêt-sà-năaเทศนาtêt-sà-năa1[to] preach; deliver a sermon2sermon; homilyเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesการนำgaan namการนำgaan nam1leadership; leading role2act of leading/bringing3conduction; conductivity (in compounds)พระวจนะprá wá-já-náพระวจนะprá wá-já-ná1the Word (of God); divine utterance2Scripture; the Bible (as God's Word)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระเจ้าprá jâoพระเจ้าprá jâo1king; monarch (royal/historical)2[!] My God!; Oh my God!3deity; god (general/polytheistic)4God (monotheism)มาใช้maa cháiมาใช้maa chái[to] come (and) use [sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชีวิตประจำวันchee-wít bprà-jam wanชีวิตประจำวันchee-wít bprà-jam wandaily life; everyday life
The pastor preached about applying God's Word to daily life.
2NounB2

Scripture; the Bible (as God's Word)

the sacred writings regarded as God's Word, especially the Bible; also used for passages/verses (e.g., a verse of Scripture)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)โบสถ์bòtโบสถ์bòt1church building2ubosot (Buddhist ordination hall)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofพระวจนะprá wá-já-náพระวจนะprá wá-já-ná1the Word (of God); divine utterance2Scripture; the Bible (as God's Word)ร่วมกันrûuam ganร่วมกันrûuam gantogether; jointly; in concertทุกเช้าtúk cháoทุกเช้าtúk cháoevery morningวันอาทิตย์wan aa-títวันอาทิตย์wan aa-títSunday (day of the week)
In our church, we read the Holy Scriptures together every Sunday morning.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletPart 1
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วจนะwá-chá-náวจนะwá-chá-náword; speech; saying (formal)Part 2
พระวจนะprá wá-já-náพระวจนะprá wá-já-náthe Word (of God); divine utterance